Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-02-24

iOunu upon the record Oh the uuJutant
general; and one requesting Michigan s
representatives in congress to procure the
passage of q law to adjus certain accounts
between the United states and the states
growing out Of the direct tax OF 1862.
Since the legislature reconvened large
number of bills have been introduced.
There are beside the appropriation bills for
the state institutions, a large number
amending village and city charters, pro
viding for the compulsory education OF
children in certain cases, and authorizing
the Incorporation OF summer resort asso-
Citations.
Gov. Luce has approved the bill for the
election OF an additional judge of the
supreme court. As IL now stands the Law
requires one judge to be chosen at the
another Judge for the term of eight years.
After the present election ten wears are To
constitute the full term Of judgeship.
The Baker conspiracy law will remain
on the statute books, the bill to repeal II
having been killed in the house. The de-
bate on the measure grew very warm, and
members took occasion to indulge in per-
sonalities to degree which threatened to
end in an uproar but for the timely inter
ference Of the speaker.
The bin to admit the wives Of veterans
to the state soldiers home is doomed to
defeat. The bill Is now on the house cal
endar, but Mr.. Manly, who introduced the
bill and championed its passage with
marked change of heart. This was early
In the session. Since the bill was intro
duced Mr.. Manly attended the investiga-
ton at the home, and is now convinced
that IL the wives were admitted the build
Ing would have to be entirely remodeled
n rahnllf ha a .s,
sion is not at all feasible.
Mr.. White of Eaton Rapids has been in
the city exhibiting TO the railroad COM
missioner plan which he has patented
for heating passenger trains without
stoves. BY number Of ingenious devices
he carries either hot air or steam from the
smoke arch of the locomotive through
pipes along one side of the cars, returning
1t to the locomotive on the other. Mr..
White thinks that the cars can be made
comfortable with very little extra expen-
diture, the surplus heat in the smoke arch
doing the work. He has been invited to
exhibit his device to the officers of the
Michigan Central.
Mr.. Baumgardner has taken time by the
forelock, and has introduced a bill prohib-
iting the use OF stoves on passenger cars.
The governor has signed the bill which
creates the new county of Gogebic. He
will soon be called upon to sign the bill
creating the county of Luce in the eastern
part OF the northern peninsula. Gogebec
county is taken from the western part of
the northern peninsula, and the county Of
Luce Is taken from the western part of
Chippewa and the northwestern part Of
Mackinac, with the county seat at New
berry.
James W. Robinson from Vestaburg,
Montcalm county, has given notice of a
bill worthy OF passage. 1t will provide for
the covering of machinery in mills and
factories where workmen are liable to be
injured, such as saw mills. This bill will
cover one of the planks in the platform of
the independent labor party Of the city Of
Detroit.
II one city is favored in legislative cir
cles that city is Detroit. From the num-
Der OF bills and resolutions now before both
houses relating to matters in Detroit, one
might safely conclude that Detroit was
Michigan, and the legislature was convened
solely in the interests of that city. Other
matters are attended to, certainly, but the
Detroit delegation are certainly to be COM
mended for the interest they display in all
that pertains to the City Of the Straits
The bill to prohibit the sale Of intoxicat-
ing liquors within one mile of the soldiers
home, which was introduced by Mr. II.
Watson and has been especially champi-
oned by him, passed the house by good
vote. 1t was again the subject Of brief
discussion, and numerous amendments
were offered.
Col A. Fl. Heath, for eight years post
master at Ionia and man whose record
is untarnished is announced as the next
commits siouer OF labor
In the senate two more constitutional
amendments have been started on their
way to the popular vote The first amends
section @ of article q of the constitution
so as to give the legislature power to pro-
vide for more than one circuit judge in
the circuit in which the county of Sagi.
nav is situated. The amendment will be
submitted TO the people at the election in
April next. The second proposes to amend
section 2, article 4, so as to provide for a
senatorial term OF four years instead of
two. This also is to be submitted at the
April election.
1t is proposed to remedy defect in the
present criminal laws by which many Of
tenders escape with light sentences. In
many cases OF serious assault the accused
is tried on an information for murder An
acquittal on this charge frequently results,
but the jury convicts Of the lesser crime of
simple assault. The punishment for this
is but short period in jail, and Is quite
inadequate in cases of grlevous personal
assault. A bill intr oduced few DAYS ago
proposes severe punishment on convicts
FOR assault, when the offender has been
originally charged with murder.
Representative McNabb from the "pine-
clad hills of Newaygo," who is regarded as
an orator OF wit, closed very humorous
speech the other day with the following
original poem, to which all loyal citizens
will respond with a hearty amen:
They tell us Of lands where the or ange tree
grows.
The land of palmettoes, the land of the
rose,
But the land that is dearer and sweeter to
Than the lands that are washed by the
calm, summer sea,
Is the land where the skies in beauty do
span.
Peninsula alma, our own Michigan.
Up to date the senate bills introduced
number 209, and the house bills number
40.
Gov. Luce has transmitted to the legisla-
ture memorial from the Ohio general
assembly in relation to celebrating the
centennial anniversary of the northwest
territory under the ordinance Of 1877, the
first settlement of the territory after the
passage of the ordinance was made at
Marietta, O., in April, 17SS. 1t Is proposed
to celebrate this event in April OF next
year, and also to have memorial exposi-
ton in Columbus in the fall Of 1888. The
states of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and
Wisconsin, which were subsequently or.
gained out, Of this territory, are invited
to share in the celebration. In the house
Clerk Crossman stated that he accompani-
ed the messenger who presented the me-